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Microenvironmental influences on mutagenesis in mammary epithelial cells
1 Jan 2005
Abstract excerpt
Tumor progression may be viewed as an evolutionary process at the cellular level. Because blood supply to solid tumors is inadequate, the cancer cells face a hostile microenvironment characterized by hypoxia or anoxia, acidic extracellular pH and nutrient deficiencies. It has been proposed that these factors result in increased levels of spontaneous mutagenesis and thereby contribute to tumor progression. We have...
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